I thought power sanders were for amateurs until a tight deadline proved me wrong

I avoided them for years because of the dust cloud. Now I see they cut sanding time in half and give a smoother finish.

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I avoided power sanders for the same reason, the dust seemed like too much trouble. Then I had to refinish some floors under a time crunch and borrowed a friend's sander. It cut the work down by more than half and the finish was surprisingly smooth. The dust collection attachments make a big difference if you set them up right. Now I get why people swear by them, even with the cleanup.

janap9418h ago

Wait, were you using a handheld sander or a big floor model? The big floor sanders almost never have good built-in dust bags, you really need to hook them up to a shop vac. Did your friend's setup have that?